Annual Collection and Storage of Solar Energy for the Heating of Buildings, Report No. 3. Semi-Annual Progress Report, August 1977 - January 1978

This report is part of a series from the Department of Energy on the use of solar energy in heating buildings. Described here is a new system for year around collection and storage of solar energy. This system has been operated at the University of Virginia for over a year. Composed of an undergroun...

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Main Author Beard, J. Taylor
Format Report
LanguageEnglish
Published National Technical Information Service (NTIS), U 01.01.1978
Subjects
Analog Computers
Building Systems
Digital Computers
Energy
Environmental Research
Heating
Solar Radiation
Technological Advancement
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Summary:This report is part of a series from the Department of Energy on the use of solar energy in heating buildings. Described here is a new system for year around collection and storage of solar energy. This system has been operated at the University of Virginia for over a year. Composed of an underground hot water storage system and solar collection, the system was tested. Thermal performance results are presented. Analog and digital computer models were used to study the effect of various design modifications on collection and storage performance. (Author/MR)
Bibliography:Not available in hard copy due to marginal legibility of original document